These include the "Wilo Award of Excellence," "Professional Service Award," and multiple "Wilo Innovation Awards". He also spearheaded the establishment of a world-class manufacturing facility at Kesurdi, completing it in record time, further strengthening Wilo India's manufacturing capabilities.

Before joining Wilo, he built a distinguished career spanning over 23 years in leading multinational organizations With a strong background in mechanical engineering, he has successfully developed strategies and delivered results across various industries and functions.

Academically, he holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani and a Master’s in Business Management from Pune University. He has also served on the Governing Council of the Central Water and Power Research Station and is a member of the Academic Council at Vishwakarma University, Pune.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, he is deeply committed to social causes, supporting initiatives for tribal upliftment, environmental sustainability, and education. His interests include classical music, hiking, and trekking.

Mr. Asalkar is responsible for shaping and driving people strategies that enable business performance and long-term sustainability. His expertise spans strategic human resources, industrial relations, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and change management across multi-site operations.

He has led complex industrial relations landscapes, including union negotiations, and has driven large-scale HR transformation and organizational change initiatives. His work focuses on strengthening workforce capability, building leadership pipelines, and fostering a high-performance, values-driven culture.

He is recognized for a pragmatic and balanced leadership approach, combining strong business acumen with a deep commitment to people development. He promotes a culture of inclusion, continuous learning, and accountability, with a clear focus on enabling long-term organizational success through empowered people.

He has previously managed responsibilities at the Asia Pacific region level in Finance & controlling and currently he is spearheading digitisation efforts at the AMEA level, where he is responsible for steering the digitisation strategy and initiatives across the entire region

Devesh has served in Board of Director roles for over a decade, with board‑level exposure in India, Australia, and Thailand. He brings extensive experience in board governance, stakeholder engagement, and strategic oversight, enabling effective decision‑making and long‑term value creation. His ability to engage constructively with boards, regulators, and senior leadership teams has been a key strength throughout his career.

His areas of expertise include capital allocation, financial planning and analysis, strategic transformation, risk management, process excellence, and digital enablement. Having worked extensively with diverse teams and cultures, Devesh is deeply passionate about driving transformation across organizations, covering leadership development, culture, finance excellence, and digitization. He has led multiple digital initiatives including Treasury transformation, Supply Chain digitalisation, and deployment of Business Intelligence (BI) tools, significantly improving business insight, agility, and people productivity.

A strong thought leader, Devesh is a regular speaker at industry and professional forums and is the Co‑Convenor of the CFO Committee at CII Pune and a Member of the Regional Direct Tax Committee, in addition to having held similar leadership positions in the past in various forums.

Over the course of his distinguished career, Dr. Utgikar has held senior leadership roles at eminent organizations such as Praj Industries, Sterlite Technologies, and Suzlon Energy, leading corporate marketing, strategy, global business development, and partnership initiatives. His strategic approach continues to strengthen Wilo Group’s growth agenda, customer‑centric transformation, and long‑term sustainability vision in the water‑technology sector.

Beyond his corporate responsibilities, Dr. Utgikar is deeply engaged in academia, innovation, and industry governance. He serves as Director at COEP’s Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership and contributes to several academic and professional bodies, reflecting his commitment to nurturing future leaders and promoting sustainable industrial practices.

His leadership excellence has been widely recognized through prestigious honours including the Savvy Business Leader cover story, NuMaVi‑Bhushan 2024, and the ‘Jewel of MIT’ Distinguished Alumni Award. Most recently, he was conferred the Chief Sales Officer of the Year award at the 5th edition of Manufacturing 5.0: Metamorphosis of Business, acknowledging his visionary sales leadership and strategic impact on the manufacturing ecosystem.

As Chief Sales Officer, Dr. Utgikar continues to drive innovation, sustainability, and value‑based growth at Wilo India.